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we'll have senator mitch mcconnell come in and tell us what he got. but let's get some analysis from our great panel of experts we have chris cofinas, kelly ann conway is here, and cnbc contributor from the american enterprise institution. gene, i want to begin with you. i didn't hear anything new on how we're going to end the shutdown, which is what americans are worried about. the c.r., yeah, but how to end the shutdown, which may go on for weeks. >> no, i think he's overplayed his hand with the shutdown. i think republicans are less scared today than they were yesterday about the shutdown. there was stuff, i think they field -- he's not going to win the shutdown battle. now it's moving toward the debt ceiling. if you're hearing what i'm hearing, we may have the mother of all battles here, because we'll have the debt ceiling battle, the shutdown battle, and what did the president mention there? we'll put the sequester in there, too, and we'll get a grand bargain. i december sound as confident as he democrat a couple -- >> i know you're democrat and
we'll have senator mitch mcconnell come in and tell us what he got. but let's get some analysis from our great panel of experts we have chris cofinas, kelly ann conway is here, and cnbc contributor from the american enterprise institution. gene, i want to begin with you. i didn't hear anything new on how we're going to end the shutdown, which is what americans are worried about. the c.r., yeah, but how to end the shutdown, which may go on for weeks. >> no, i think he's overplayed his hand...
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the disagreement i have with larry about mcconnell's tremendous influence is remember, mitch mcconnell didn't want what happened with ted cruz to happen. he couldn't stop it. just like john boehner couldn't stop what was happening in the house. but mitch mcconnell has been a little bit overrun right now by -- >> we have to take a break now because we're going to come back when the vote is over and continue the discussion. >> the clock is ticking. >> quickly before we go, john, do you believe that harry reid would accept the one-week clean continuing resolution? >> no, i do not. >> so mcconnell may be out there -- >> much more -- >> no he will. >> john boehner ultimately folds puts a clean cr through november 15th and harry reid would take a one week. >> they're going to cut a deal the way in 2011. the deal is coming. we'll come back. >> come back and talk more about this. stay where you are. still ahead, we are still waiting guys on the results of the senate vote. we will bring you that outcome as soon as we get. >> it straight ahead former commerce secretary carlos gutierrez his take
the disagreement i have with larry about mcconnell's tremendous influence is remember, mitch mcconnell didn't want what happened with ted cruz to happen. he couldn't stop it. just like john boehner couldn't stop what was happening in the house. but mitch mcconnell has been a little bit overrun right now by -- >> we have to take a break now because we're going to come back when the vote is over and continue the discussion. >> the clock is ticking. >> quickly before we go, john,...
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he just emerged from mitch mcconnell his republican counterpart's office, walked down the halway to his own office telling reporters he thinks they're getting closer, he would like to have something to present to the president at the meeting at the white house at 3:00 p.m. you could see congressional leaders and the president coming together on something importantly, joe biden the vice president, who's played a key deal making role in the past, will be in this meeting at 3:00 at the white house today. but one of the big questions is whether the senate and the house can really get anything together on the same page. we had a senator, senator corker on our air earlier today, little pessimistic. take a listen. >> i do think that there's a good chance that we will get back on the right page and the right paragraph today in the senate and i think we have an opportunity to move something ahead on a broader bipartisan basis. the question is, how is that dealt with in the house of representatives which has been off on a total not only a different page, almost a different book, if you will, over
he just emerged from mitch mcconnell his republican counterpart's office, walked down the halway to his own office telling reporters he thinks they're getting closer, he would like to have something to present to the president at the meeting at the white house at 3:00 p.m. you could see congressional leaders and the president coming together on something importantly, joe biden the vice president, who's played a key deal making role in the past, will be in this meeting at 3:00 at the white house...
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this is why he had to be pushed out and mitch mcconnell had to be taken over by joe biden. they don't want to cut spending they want to raise taxes. if you want to talk about it later, it should be part of a different deal. but when it comes to different cuts in medicare. this is what is on the table. it brings efficiency into the system. it was part of the president's budget in 2012. republicans didn't want to deal with it. that budget you talk about got zero votes in the senate. hang on igor. let me cut to the chase. if there is a deal, i don't know what they are going to do about a see quester. what is going to happen on the spending side which the bulk don't think they want to cut spending. he says he is hoping for a vote tonight. probably around 1:00 am tonight. a lot of senators walked out of that meeting tonight and they say they feel they are close to a deal. if they can get democrats to agree for a month or two and they agree they feel they can send it to the house. this is so important, will a majority of democrats back this? and i assume it is going to be a 51 ma
this is why he had to be pushed out and mitch mcconnell had to be taken over by joe biden. they don't want to cut spending they want to raise taxes. if you want to talk about it later, it should be part of a different deal. but when it comes to different cuts in medicare. this is what is on the table. it brings efficiency into the system. it was part of the president's budget in 2012. republicans didn't want to deal with it. that budget you talk about got zero votes in the senate. hang on igor....
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mcconnell. there is an expectation as john harwood brought us, the dow's up 190, that a deal is going to be reach. one could be imminent, that the house could move first to expedite the pros, then put it to the senate and we'll see where we go from there. that's what's happening in washington. we'll bring you anything that comes out of that room right there. let's continue to conversation on the desk. john, do you buy stocks on this news as many people are or fade wh happening? >> i bought it last week and i continued to own it through today. i have not sold very much at all. and look at the collapse in the vicks. the october expired on the opening print this morning, so a lot of folks were misredding what it was telling them when it got up to 18. it's down three points today. you take a look at the u.s. repo market, that's a $5 trillion market and how much that has collapsed. in other words, whether you want to view those as credit default sw swaps on the u.s. or whatever, the repo market is ab
mcconnell. there is an expectation as john harwood brought us, the dow's up 190, that a deal is going to be reach. one could be imminent, that the house could move first to expedite the pros, then put it to the senate and we'll see where we go from there. that's what's happening in washington. we'll bring you anything that comes out of that room right there. let's continue to conversation on the desk. john, do you buy stocks on this news as many people are or fade wh happening? >> i...
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the senate by going in at 2:00, creates the possibility that harry reid and mitch mcconnell could even before this white house meeting, come out to the senate floor and describe the confines of a potential deal that they're going to strike. one of the things that they know that they're going to hear from president obama is what he said a few minutes ago when he was out at a non-profit charity in washington, putting the pressure on congress to come up with something fast. >> please join me -- >> if we don't start making some real progress both in the house and the senate, and if republicans aren't willing to set aside some of their partisan concerns in order to do what's right for the country, we stand a good chance of defaulting and defaulting would have a potentially devastating effect on our economy. >> reporter: so the back and forth between reid and mcconnell has revolved around the length of a spending bill to reopen the government, reid wants shorter like two months, mcconnell wants six months because that would keep in the sequester levels for a longer period of time. you've got
the senate by going in at 2:00, creates the possibility that harry reid and mitch mcconnell could even before this white house meeting, come out to the senate floor and describe the confines of a potential deal that they're going to strike. one of the things that they know that they're going to hear from president obama is what he said a few minutes ago when he was out at a non-profit charity in washington, putting the pressure on congress to come up with something fast. >> please join me...
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i've been speaking with aides to harry reid and mitch mcconnell. let me bring you up to date on what their offers are. what harry reid is seek in his talks with mitch mcconnell are a two-month extension of government funding to reopen the government that would allow democrats then to renegotiate changes to the sequester levels. he wants a six-month rise in the debt ceiling to ease potential crisis. mitch mcconnell wants a shorter debt ceiling increase, he wants that for three months. and he want is alonger continuing resolution to reopen the government because it would allow republicans to keep the sequester levels lower. there may be a delay in the medical device tax, stronger income verification steps for participants in the exchanges who would be eligible for subsidy. but democrats are saying they would have to be offset by concessions by republicans, maybe tax loophole closings. and on the question of the vitter amendment which some republicans have talked about, which would change the terms under which members of congress and their staffs coul
i've been speaking with aides to harry reid and mitch mcconnell. let me bring you up to date on what their offers are. what harry reid is seek in his talks with mitch mcconnell are a two-month extension of government funding to reopen the government that would allow democrats then to renegotiate changes to the sequester levels. he wants a six-month rise in the debt ceiling to ease potential crisis. mitch mcconnell wants a shorter debt ceiling increase, he wants that for three months. and he...
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mitch mcconnell was going to unveil it to his caucus. the house went in, had a caucus with its members. there were reports that came out that they were going to move a bill, and specific provisions of what was going to be in the bill. it is obvious that they don't have enough of a consensus within their caucus to announce one, because the speaker came out and said, we haven't decided what we're going to do. but you could tell from the reaction of democrats that this was a serious impediment to what harry reid was trying to negotiate with mitch mcconnell. as a matter of fact, harry reid just came out of the senate floor a moment ago -- i think we've got a piece of sound from his reaction to what john boehner and his caucus did. >> -- there've been no decisions about what exactly we will do. trying to find a way forward in a bipartisan way that would continue to provide fairness to the american people under obamacare. >> reporter: okay. so that was john boehner from his news conference saying that "we're going to try to move forward, but w
mitch mcconnell was going to unveil it to his caucus. the house went in, had a caucus with its members. there were reports that came out that they were going to move a bill, and specific provisions of what was going to be in the bill. it is obvious that they don't have enough of a consensus within their caucus to announce one, because the speaker came out and said, we haven't decided what we're going to do. but you could tell from the reaction of democrats that this was a serious impediment to...
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they were very close between mitch mcconnell and harry reid yesterday. the question is does the house pull the plan on its own plan allowing negotiations to restart or does john boehner make adjustments to the plan? there's been talk of extending subsidies to congressional staff. there's been discussion of taking away the conscience clause relating to the availability of abortion under obama care, adding that to get conservative support. all of those things affect the fate of the house republican bill, but its failure seems to be the key at the moment to the resumption of the reid/mcconnell negotiations. we're in limbo until we know whether it fails or succeeds. >> limbo is the word. they've got to get a deal done. thanks very much, john harwood. let's find out about the trader psychology here. bob pisani, i want to throw something out here. i was pondering the market's reaction to the negotiations being stalleded. we're down by triple digits but we were already down today. if you feel there's real septemb skepticism, we would be tanking more than we alr
they were very close between mitch mcconnell and harry reid yesterday. the question is does the house pull the plan on its own plan allowing negotiations to restart or does john boehner make adjustments to the plan? there's been talk of extending subsidies to congressional staff. there's been discussion of taking away the conscience clause relating to the availability of abortion under obama care, adding that to get conservative support. all of those things affect the fate of the house...
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harry reid and mitch mcconnell are back in the driver's seat. let's go back to washington, d.c., with ace reporter robert costa. bob costa, does this mean no vote in the house? is that number one? >> speaker john boehner can not find 218 votes for his plan. i've kented with my top senate sources. they say that mcconnell and reid have re-engaged. they've had a positive conversation and they're taking the raips. >> i know it's speculative. re-engage, robert costa. what do you reckon that means? they have certain due dates for the continuing resolution and debt ceiling and the long returned budget. the rest of it is a clean bill, even includes the sequester levels for a few months. is that what they're re-engaging on? are they going to change that? >> senate republicans are playing against an aggressive harry reid in the senate. the real job for senate republicans right now when you talk to staffers is to protect the sequestration cuts, protect the budget numbers. beyond that they don't expect to winch. >> boy, do i agree with you on protecting the
harry reid and mitch mcconnell are back in the driver's seat. let's go back to washington, d.c., with ace reporter robert costa. bob costa, does this mean no vote in the house? is that number one? >> speaker john boehner can not find 218 votes for his plan. i've kented with my top senate sources. they say that mcconnell and reid have re-engaged. they've had a positive conversation and they're taking the raips. >> i know it's speculative. re-engage, robert costa. what do you reckon...
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now we're having a debate over spending and mitch mcconnell heads into potentially a primary fight of his own in this election cycle. he has no interest in seeing the president raise the debt limit without getting some spending cuts. >> but again, where are the spending cuts? where are the proposals to cut anything? >> yeah. >> you kind of need those. you need a politics that builds up to that for the previous few years. >> would you be horrified if they took money out of all 20 -- i'm going to say there are 20 federal cabinet agencies, i don't know how many there are. there are so many lower agencies. would you be shocked, do you think the american public really cares if we start snipping things from agriculture, from the labor department? >> no, they don't. >> or how many people who work in the agriculture department. they would be horrified. >> let's say we abolished the commerce department. do you think america cares? >> no. americans say they want to reduce the size of government. what they don't want reduced necessarily are their social security. their size of the government. bu
now we're having a debate over spending and mitch mcconnell heads into potentially a primary fight of his own in this election cycle. he has no interest in seeing the president raise the debt limit without getting some spending cuts. >> but again, where are the spending cuts? where are the proposals to cut anything? >> yeah. >> you kind of need those. you need a politics that builds up to that for the previous few years. >> would you be horrified if they took money out...
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mcconnell, limited mitch mcconnell's freedom of maneuver as the republican leader of the senate. harry reid came out after that house press conference and lit into john baner. >> we felt blind sided from the news of the house. extremist republicans in the house of representatives are attempting to torpedo the senate's bipartisan progress. let's be clear the house legislation will not pass the senate. >> i've been talking to members since then. the house proposal is still being tweaked to figure out how they could get the votes to pass it. on the senate side, democrats and republicans say the talks between reid and mcconnell could be restarted this afternoon. right now members of both republican and democratic caucuses are having their weekly lunch. we expect them to come out to cameras at about 2:15 and then we're going to learn where we are exactly at this moment. still some hope that senate process will resume, result in a deal that could be passed tonight or tomorrow. >> thank you very much. stay with us. because we're going to broaden out the discussion now, here to discuss t
mcconnell, limited mitch mcconnell's freedom of maneuver as the republican leader of the senate. harry reid came out after that house press conference and lit into john baner. >> we felt blind sided from the news of the house. extremist republicans in the house of representatives are attempting to torpedo the senate's bipartisan progress. let's be clear the house legislation will not pass the senate. >> i've been talking to members since then. the house proposal is still being...
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mcconnell. they dropped the delay in medical device tax, which is something democrats objected to. all those things are designed to put more pressure on reid and make it more difficult for reid to prevail with his deal with mitch mcconnell. on the other hand, still two provisions in there which are going to be impossible for democrats and the white house to accept. one of them would extend to not only members of congress and cabinet officials, members of the administration, but also their aides. the denial -- really pay cut, denial of employer subsidies for health care they've been getting right now. it would take away that benefit. secondly, it would strip treasury of the so-called extraordinary measures that they used when they get close to the debt limit. that is something that you cannot expect the obama white house to sign off on. the plan actually moved closer to the democrats and made it more difficult for democrats to say no to. but they're still going to say no in the state. then the qu
mcconnell. they dropped the delay in medical device tax, which is something democrats objected to. all those things are designed to put more pressure on reid and make it more difficult for reid to prevail with his deal with mitch mcconnell. on the other hand, still two provisions in there which are going to be impossible for democrats and the white house to accept. one of them would extend to not only members of congress and cabinet officials, members of the administration, but also their...
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sentiment is echoed by the majority leader mitch mcconnell. reports say their plan would fund the government through mid january keeping in place the sequester cuts but give mortgages a way to ease their impact. it wie raise u.s. borrowing costs through to at least mid february. >> we're doing our best to make everybody happy, but everyone knows we're not going to be able to do that. everybody understands we're doing the very best we can with all the frailties we have as people and legislators. >> senate republicans and democrats will hold a separate meeting today. house republicans have a closed door meeting at 11:00. the spokesman for house speaker john boehner says republicans will review whatever plan the senate passes. julia is with us chief international economist at barclay's. tricky job. julian, what do you make of the senate plan? >> clearly, there has been some progress. we must bear in mind, as you say, if it happens, the deal through january or into mid february, there's still a lot of tough bargaining that's needed. i think what's
sentiment is echoed by the majority leader mitch mcconnell. reports say their plan would fund the government through mid january keeping in place the sequester cuts but give mortgages a way to ease their impact. it wie raise u.s. borrowing costs through to at least mid february. >> we're doing our best to make everybody happy, but everyone knows we're not going to be able to do that. everybody understands we're doing the very best we can with all the frailties we have as people and...
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>> mitch mcconnell took to the floor. >> mitch mcconnell is trifk. it's the house that matters. >> in the house today -- let me say what they were talking about. >> where was mr. boehner, mr. cantor. >> i'm going to answer. they were talking about the fact that obama doesn't have a budget and hasn't put one forward. that's a b problem. ryan, boehner, cantor, the bunch of them were talking about president roosevelt delivered a budget on time a month after pearl harbor. george bush delivered it a month after the 911 attacks. obama hasn't delivered a budget for the country and has no plans to in the future. sometime in the next few weeks, it put -- house republicans are passing a bill. >> today was the day obama missed the deadline yet again. that was their focus. >> it's a yawn. >> it is. >> what i want to know is that the gop will stand tall. they are trying to rebrand the party but don't rebrand lower marginal tax rates. i was disappointed that the republicans didn't say that. that's all. i hear karl rove attacking the tea party. good news. he'll lin
>> mitch mcconnell took to the floor. >> mitch mcconnell is trifk. it's the house that matters. >> in the house today -- let me say what they were talking about. >> where was mr. boehner, mr. cantor. >> i'm going to answer. they were talking about the fact that obama doesn't have a budget and hasn't put one forward. that's a b problem. ryan, boehner, cantor, the bunch of them were talking about president roosevelt delivered a budget on time a month after pearl...
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mitch mcconnell wants six months. that means longer for the sequester spending levels to remain in effect. democrats are hoping to alleviate those. harry reid wants six-month in the debt limit. democrats want it shorter. they want a shorter one because it eliminates a moment of crisis if they can get it done. i do hear from harry reid's office, the democratic leadership, that if they do get a deal today, the senate goes in at 2:00, we will wait and see what they say. ex p expedited deals could happen tonight and house would have time to consider that if speaker boehner chooses to put it on the floor. there is a possibility of a deal that could get done by thursday. >> how can they do a deal if they are expecting to expect to get a deal there? that's what mitch mcconnell traded for higher prices on the wealthy. >> i thought they were trying to link some sort of neutralization for sec sququester. how long does it remain in effect before that happens? >> republicans when they were unable to pass a transportation spending
mitch mcconnell wants six months. that means longer for the sequester spending levels to remain in effect. democrats are hoping to alleviate those. harry reid wants six-month in the debt limit. democrats want it shorter. they want a shorter one because it eliminates a moment of crisis if they can get it done. i do hear from harry reid's office, the democratic leadership, that if they do get a deal today, the senate goes in at 2:00, we will wait and see what they say. ex p expedited deals could...
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but you do have senator mitch mcconnell coming out over the weekend saying that he is not all the way for a government shut down but it might be on the table. you have ted cruz saying that it may lead to less spending and more reform. he credited well welfare reform comparing it to the 1990s. >> i don't know your they don't just rally around the spending issue. they didn't get any spending cuts in that god forsaken tax bill that we got last week. >> right. yeah, and you have the remotion al side of what the left likes to use in the arguments of military families in the time of war. that is something republicans could get their arms around. senator sessions is coming out today. he has been saying this for a couple of months. the last time the ceiling debate came around. and if democrats want, the debt ceiling raise, they should have harry reid produce a budget. >> i don't mean to cut you off. but senator sessions is coming on this show later on. one last one. the boehner rule, you want to raise the borrowing rule i think it is sound fiscally and plitly. >> one to one seems equal right?
but you do have senator mitch mcconnell coming out over the weekend saying that he is not all the way for a government shut down but it might be on the table. you have ted cruz saying that it may lead to less spending and more reform. he credited well welfare reform comparing it to the 1990s. >> i don't know your they don't just rally around the spending issue. they didn't get any spending cuts in that god forsaken tax bill that we got last week. >> right. yeah, and you have the...
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mitch mcconnell saying the gop won't accept. congress will be in session even though it's a federal holiday. the world leader is warning of serious consequences if the debt ceiling isn't raised. >> if there is that degree of disruption, that lack of certainty, that lack of trust in the u.s. signature, it would mean massive destruction the world over. we would be at risk of tipping yet again into reception. >>> we had two days of rallies going into the recession. we thought something would be announced coming monday trade. the s&p is up 12. right now you can see we are pointing lower again. the s&p 50010 points below fair value. the nasdaq is 10 points below fair value. and the dow is 10 points below fair value. european equities have been unperturbed. ftse 100 is absolutely flat. up .5% on friday. the cac carant is down. no major moves here. this comes as banks have been warning about what will happen were the dire consequences of a u.s. default on its debt. at a conference hosted by the institute of international finance, the d
mitch mcconnell saying the gop won't accept. congress will be in session even though it's a federal holiday. the world leader is warning of serious consequences if the debt ceiling isn't raised. >> if there is that degree of disruption, that lack of certainty, that lack of trust in the u.s. signature, it would mean massive destruction the world over. we would be at risk of tipping yet again into reception. >>> we had two days of rallies going into the recession. we thought...
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mcconnell. earlier this afternoon they both came out on the senate floor and said things were looking good. >> constructive good faith negotiations continue between the republican leader and me. i'm very optimistic that we will reach an agreement that's reasonable in nature this week. >> we've had an opportunity over the last couple of days to have some very constructive exchanges of views about how to move forward. those discussions continue. i share his optimism. >> so, here are the potential elements of the deal that they are discussing. they would involve republicans compromising on the length of the continuing resolution to reopen the government. it would just go to january instead of longer as republicans wanted. democrats wanted it shorter to allow negotiation in rise spending levels of the sequester. the debt limit would go to february. that's shorter than democrats wanted. they want to go deeper into the 2014 year. but republicans want to keep the pressure on. now, on the obama care pro
mcconnell. earlier this afternoon they both came out on the senate floor and said things were looking good. >> constructive good faith negotiations continue between the republican leader and me. i'm very optimistic that we will reach an agreement that's reasonable in nature this week. >> we've had an opportunity over the last couple of days to have some very constructive exchanges of views about how to move forward. those discussions continue. i share his optimism. >> so, here...
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mitch mcconnell, of course, absolutely key there. >> yeah. gold has been a little more volatile, as we said earlier on, down to $1,251 earlier this morning, when it looked like the process might be cleaner, it did pare some of the losses. at 1,271. >> everyone wants to seem to buy the dips. >> and there's a headline there, as we see on the screen, too, the president to meet with the democratic leadership at 3:15 p.m. eastern time. and we are working our way here within about 48 hours of the deadline. so when we asked john about whether or not this -- whether or not this could potentially not get done in time, it's a serious question. and here is the speaker. >> good morning, everyone. our leadership team met with our members today trying to find a way forward in a bipartisan way that would continue to provide fairness to the american people under obama care. there are a lot of opinions about what direction to go. there have been no decisions about what exactly we will do. but we're going to continue to work with our members on both sides of t
mitch mcconnell, of course, absolutely key there. >> yeah. gold has been a little more volatile, as we said earlier on, down to $1,251 earlier this morning, when it looked like the process might be cleaner, it did pare some of the losses. at 1,271. >> everyone wants to seem to buy the dips. >> and there's a headline there, as we see on the screen, too, the president to meet with the democratic leadership at 3:15 p.m. eastern time. and we are working our way here within about...
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the news that both john cornyn and mitch mcconnell will not vote to sustain the filibuster that ted cruz is mounting raises the odds that a clean bill will go back to the house, maybe sunday, maybe monday. now, we don't know whether that's going to play out exactly that way, but we do know that republican leaders believe this is a disastrous strategy. if you look at the poll that we had, the cnbc all america poll, we show -- ask americans do you want to defend obama care by 44-38 they say no, but if you link it to a government shutdown or debt threat it's 59-19, overwhelming. republican leaders know that the gop would be blamed for this, and harry reid was on the floor hammering that message today. >> reporter: a republican so intent on undermining both president barack obama and his signature health care law that they are willing to inflict severe damage to our economy in the process. america will know exactly who to blame. republican fanatics in the house and the senate. >> reporter: larry, i can tell you the democratic leaders have a rising expectation that having voted to include the
the news that both john cornyn and mitch mcconnell will not vote to sustain the filibuster that ted cruz is mounting raises the odds that a clean bill will go back to the house, maybe sunday, maybe monday. now, we don't know whether that's going to play out exactly that way, but we do know that republican leaders believe this is a disastrous strategy. if you look at the poll that we had, the cnbc all america poll, we show -- ask americans do you want to defend obama care by 44-38 they say no,...
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here's republican leader mitch mcconnell. >> it's just a further left version of a widely panned plan he already proposed two years ago. this time, with extra goodies for tax and liberals. >> the republicans on the hill already say they're not interested. this puts the president politically in the spot of being the guy who lays out an alternative for what to do with the economy and create jobs. he forces the republicans to be the bad guys rejecting a proposal. politically, the white house thinks this puts the president in sort of the reachable man position. the guy who's trying to do something. then he can blame washington gridlock for the problems. obviously nobody in washington thinks there's all that much going to come out of this particular proposal, but that's the politics of the situation, whether we get any policy out of it remains to be seen. larry, back to you. >> all right, many thanks to eamon javers. so look, are we finally seeing a real pro-growth corporate tax cut from the president? i can't figure it out yet, because this plan is going to raise billions of dollars of re
here's republican leader mitch mcconnell. >> it's just a further left version of a widely panned plan he already proposed two years ago. this time, with extra goodies for tax and liberals. >> the republicans on the hill already say they're not interested. this puts the president politically in the spot of being the guy who lays out an alternative for what to do with the economy and create jobs. he forces the republicans to be the bad guys rejecting a proposal. politically, the white...
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. >> john, how about this idea or this report that mitch mcconnell is floating something to certain folks up on the hill of a one-week extension. does that have any merit, does it have any hope? >> reporter: i don't think it has any hope. harry reid has rejected it. he said the extension of government funding that i put on the floor is also short term but through november 15th and a one-week delay wouldn't mean anything. democrats are saying if we're not negotiating now, why would we negotiate over the next several weeks. also republican conservatives in the house have also rejected mcconnell's proposal saying that's too weak for us, we need something stronger. we want to continue to go after obama care so it doesn't look at this stage that mitch mcconnell's solution will be the way out. >> john, i'm sure it's not the last we'll see of you this afternoon. thank you so much. is the market reading this right as we're down triple digits or is this a buying opportunity. joining us we've got david sourby, michael, mike thompson, hello, and our own rick santelli. that you all for joining us. >>
. >> john, how about this idea or this report that mitch mcconnell is floating something to certain folks up on the hill of a one-week extension. does that have any merit, does it have any hope? >> reporter: i don't think it has any hope. harry reid has rejected it. he said the extension of government funding that i put on the floor is also short term but through november 15th and a one-week delay wouldn't mean anything. democrats are saying if we're not negotiating now, why would...
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mcconnell and some of us who have been engaged in this issue for a long period of time. i think that -- that that's probably the best way it's going to come out. >> so if the president says, look, i'm not going to even discuss this until the government has reopened, does the house not pass it? >> the house, i don't think, will do the bidding of the president of the united states. but if there is a proposal that's agreed to here in the senate by republicans and democrats, and the president probably would be hard pressed to disagree with that if both members -- majority of members of both parties agreed to it. >> senator, good to have you on the program. thanks so much for your leadership as well. >> thank you. >> we'll see you soon. senator john mccain joining us in washington. bob pisani back here in new york on the floor of the nyc with the aftermath of this big rally. he's next. stay with us. before their gift helped preserve the point... before a credit solution was used to expand their business... before trusts were created for their grandkids' educations... they cho
mcconnell and some of us who have been engaged in this issue for a long period of time. i think that -- that that's probably the best way it's going to come out. >> so if the president says, look, i'm not going to even discuss this until the government has reopened, does the house not pass it? >> the house, i don't think, will do the bidding of the president of the united states. but if there is a proposal that's agreed to here in the senate by republicans and democrats, and the...
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when you're in the trenches, whatever rand paul said to mitch mcconnell, that's interesting. they have no real power in the senate right now. these are obama people. and they look at it like a big game. and boehner blasted them today for it. said this is not a game, this is serious stuff. >> i don't know if anybody really understands this. watching tv today, and jay carney is on, i thought nonessential workers are furloughed. [ laughter ] >> we had 17 shutdowns in 30 years. we had seven shutdowns in the reagan years. >> i was essential, i just want you to know. i was really essential. i was. sorry. >> i think you made the best point in the last segment about the best program obama ever created for economy is the sequester. >> yes. >> let's double down on that. let's go another 1% next year. >> by the way, this is an important point. we don't have any time. i do not want to lose the sequester. and i am afraid that a deal, quote/unquote, the sequester will go away. >> i think you're right. >> and i think that would be terrible, and republicans should be ashamed of themselves be
when you're in the trenches, whatever rand paul said to mitch mcconnell, that's interesting. they have no real power in the senate right now. these are obama people. and they look at it like a big game. and boehner blasted them today for it. said this is not a game, this is serious stuff. >> i don't know if anybody really understands this. watching tv today, and jay carney is on, i thought nonessential workers are furloughed. [ laughter ] >> we had 17 shutdowns in 30 years. we had...
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as majority leader harry reid and minority leader mitch mcconnell seek to eke out a deal that could shop the government shutdown, spending cuts still a big sticking point. listen to what the president said last week. >> we're willing to reopen the government that reflect republican wishes, don't at all reflect our wishes. >> okay. but it seems like sequester budget cuts rather than obama care reforms have taken over as the key issue. also looks like republicans got very little out of this deal, maybe besides some political notoriety. we're joined by pennsylvania democratic senator, mr. bob casey. senator casey, as always, great to see you. >> thanks, larry. >> i know the deal is not put in cement, so forth. but from what we gather, these budget deadlines are going to have a lot to do with the deal. and the democrats do not want sequestration. they don't want next year's budget cuts at the 2014 lower level. is that true? >> larry, first and foremost what this should have been about from the beginning was about the budget. there were folks, mostly the tea party folks, maybe exclusively, wh
as majority leader harry reid and minority leader mitch mcconnell seek to eke out a deal that could shop the government shutdown, spending cuts still a big sticking point. listen to what the president said last week. >> we're willing to reopen the government that reflect republican wishes, don't at all reflect our wishes. >> okay. but it seems like sequester budget cuts rather than obama care reforms have taken over as the key issue. also looks like republicans got very little out...
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mitch mcconnell has gone along with it, pelosi, john boehner. reid who said he would go along with it is exempting some of his senior guys? what do you make of that? is that not hypocrite particular call? should that not be an issue? >> larry, if there's anything that makes the american people furious with leaders it's the feeling that they're going to get different treatment from what every other american is getting. you see it in every type of issue as if there are perks that make someone above the law or what everyone else is going through. and what i'd like to see is what harry reid has given to those leadership staff for everybody. i want everybody to be exempt because i want us to have -- to go back to having the choices that we had and the stability of a health insurance program that serves the needs of individual people. you cannot have a one size fits all government program in health care because people are different, thank goodness. >> all right. i agree. one of these days we have to come back on and talk republican party to win the se
mitch mcconnell has gone along with it, pelosi, john boehner. reid who said he would go along with it is exempting some of his senior guys? what do you make of that? is that not hypocrite particular call? should that not be an issue? >> larry, if there's anything that makes the american people furious with leaders it's the feeling that they're going to get different treatment from what every other american is getting. you see it in every type of issue as if there are perks that make...
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but that had the effect of causing mitch mcconnell to hit the pause button on his talks with harry reid because the republican leader in the senate has little freedom to maneuver when the republican house is working on an alternative to what he's negotiating with reid. i just got off the phone a few moments ago with the democratic leadership aide who says this hasn't collapsed but it's on pause until we find out what's happened to the house plan. the house plan, because it didn't have the votes, when they left the meeting, may never get off the ground, but until that is determined one way or the other, the senate's not going to come to completion. they said there's still time, if they reach a consensus between reid and mcconnell, to pass it in the senate, pass it in the house tomorrow, but that requires the unanimous consent of senators to it move that quickly. ted cruz and mike lee now have the power f they choose to, to filibuster a deal and take us beyond the october 17th deadline, which would put us at risk of breaching the debt limit. that is the danger that markets are looking at
but that had the effect of causing mitch mcconnell to hit the pause button on his talks with harry reid because the republican leader in the senate has little freedom to maneuver when the republican house is working on an alternative to what he's negotiating with reid. i just got off the phone a few moments ago with the democratic leadership aide who says this hasn't collapsed but it's on pause until we find out what's happened to the house plan. the house plan, because it didn't have the...
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boat republican leader mitch mcconnell and harry reid came out on the floor and said they were optimistic this would get done this week. i think we've got that sound. let's play it if we've got it. okay, we don't have that sound. but when the senate reopened at 2:00, reid and mcconnell both went to the floor. both said they were optimistic a deal would be struck. i think the delay in this white house meeting is further evidence that they are trying to button this up before they put something in front of the bipartisan leadership. senate would act first and the belief is nobody can take this to the bank, but the belief among the senate leaders are that if they pass this through the senate, then the house would have to consider it and the house would have no choice but to go ahead and pass it, reopen the government and raise the debt limit, avert this potential crisis we're all talking about for later in the week. >> thanks very much. stay tuned. much more to come on that. let's check how the markets have been reacting to the talks, or lack tlof hereoff. we have jean, gene, steve grasso and
boat republican leader mitch mcconnell and harry reid came out on the floor and said they were optimistic this would get done this week. i think we've got that sound. let's play it if we've got it. okay, we don't have that sound. but when the senate reopened at 2:00, reid and mcconnell both went to the floor. both said they were optimistic a deal would be struck. i think the delay in this white house meeting is further evidence that they are trying to button this up before they put something in...
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harry reid and mitch mcconnell have essentially finalized their plan. the senate reconvenes at noon and both men will brief their respective caucuses. house republicans fought for their two separate bills. the conservative group heritage action opposed the plan because at the didn't do enough to roll back obama care. now it's suggested that under the senate proposal, the government will be funded through january 15th, debt ceiling extended until february 7th and a committee would have until december 13th to welcome a new round of spending cuts. while this is all going on, fitch has put the credit watch on negative warning. it's citing the political brinkmanship. the u.s. treasury department spokesman says fitch's announcement reflects the urgency for congress to act. china and japan, the biggest debt holders of u.s. debt, state news agency shinwah says it's time for a de-americanized world. joining us for the first part of the program today, fred normal from hsbc. fred, what has this episode done for -- let's say we cobble this deal together. we might b
harry reid and mitch mcconnell have essentially finalized their plan. the senate reconvenes at noon and both men will brief their respective caucuses. house republicans fought for their two separate bills. the conservative group heritage action opposed the plan because at the didn't do enough to roll back obama care. now it's suggested that under the senate proposal, the government will be funded through january 15th, debt ceiling extended until february 7th and a committee would have until...
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although senate leaders harry reid and mitch mcconnell say it's not quite there yet. an agreement could be announced later today. blackberry is publishing an open letter saying although times are challenging, you can continue to count on blackberry. and apple filling a big hole in the retail executive ranks hiring burberry ceo to run the operations. apple shares have been indicated higher. >>> and much more when we return from leon cooperman including names he's investing in now. as we head to a break, steve liesman playing the role of treasury secretary lew as he fields calls and decides which bills to pay and which to put aside. but is the choice his to make? >>> okay. tell me how much is in the account. $42, 686,000,302.65. pay the interest on the debt but delay social security a couple of days, okay. until there's $30 billion. hold on a second. good afternoon, mr. president. yes, sir, pay social security right now, mr. president. understood. did you hear that? shut down the justice department and the -- yes, i know that closes the courts and grounds the planes. ok
although senate leaders harry reid and mitch mcconnell say it's not quite there yet. an agreement could be announced later today. blackberry is publishing an open letter saying although times are challenging, you can continue to count on blackberry. and apple filling a big hole in the retail executive ranks hiring burberry ceo to run the operations. apple shares have been indicated higher. >>> and much more when we return from leon cooperman including names he's investing in now. as we...
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last january, it was mitch mcconnell and joe biden who did it. so the administration jumps in when they have to. they don't jump in every single time. finally, let's not forget the republicans' proclivity which we might see again as early as february to stick a gun in their mouths and shoot their heads off and when they start negotiating over the debt ceiling, are we going to raise the debt ceiling or default on our debts, and they start trying to hold the president hostage and he says, no, we're not going to do that, watch and see what happens to the approval ratings. this thing is a seesaw. >> you make a point. this is why i supported the paul ryan deal. all right? it was a 70% deal on this sequester. but it stopped all the shutdown talk. and i'm going to support -- >> until february. >> -- there's going to be a deal. it may not come as soon as february, but you're right, that's another test. we will see. gentlemen, appreciate it very much. steve mcmahon, john hinderaker, terry jeffery. >>> this is a downer. customers at the target store during
last january, it was mitch mcconnell and joe biden who did it. so the administration jumps in when they have to. they don't jump in every single time. finally, let's not forget the republicans' proclivity which we might see again as early as february to stick a gun in their mouths and shoot their heads off and when they start negotiating over the debt ceiling, are we going to raise the debt ceiling or default on our debts, and they start trying to hold the president hostage and he says, no,...
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unless you have mitch mcconnell and/or john boehner pulling strings, nothing gets done in this arrangement with split government. and neither of those guys are going to be too keen to do anything on the gun front. so maybe get some small compromises around the corner, but i actually think you might have a better shot at immigration reform. >> actually, to put the gop on the defensive. peter, i'm for hunters, i'm for rifles, i'm for hunting, i'm for handguns. isle even for concealed handguns. how's that? but here's what i'm not for. i'm not for these automatic weapons, or semiautomatic weapons. i'm not for these hundred ammo bullet clips. i don't see what the heck that has to do with hunters and i think that ought to be changed and i think the democrats have a leg up on their republicans on that issue. >> i think that we're going to see a small push for some sort of gun control in the relatively near term just because it's a hot issue. i think the bigger push for obama's second term is going to be immigration reform. he likes blockbuster legislation. he likes big ticket overhauls. he wants
unless you have mitch mcconnell and/or john boehner pulling strings, nothing gets done in this arrangement with split government. and neither of those guys are going to be too keen to do anything on the gun front. so maybe get some small compromises around the corner, but i actually think you might have a better shot at immigration reform. >> actually, to put the gop on the defensive. peter, i'm for hunters, i'm for rifles, i'm for hunting, i'm for handguns. isle even for concealed...
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why don't you have a drink with mitch mcconnell. i don't think that kind of stuff -- >> reporter: i've been trying to do that, by the what. >> with mitch mcconnell. >> reporter: yes, i have. one final point, joe, on entitlements, republicans have not been pushing entitlement reforms. >> that's true, the conversation is completely fallen off -- >> what about tax reform? >> reporter: yes. >> it hasn't been a serious attempt on either side. >> reporter: yes, but basically republicans -- as the deficit has come down and as republicans have decided that these discretionary cuts are too high for them too, that's why they couldn't pass their appropriation bills this summer and pulled them down because republicans didn't want to vote for spending that low, the entitlement issue faded away. you know, yes, they passed the ryan budget but they haven't talking about that. the president actually in his budget has put more entitlement reform on the table than republicans have. that's why i think it is constructive. if they get back to that, every
why don't you have a drink with mitch mcconnell. i don't think that kind of stuff -- >> reporter: i've been trying to do that, by the what. >> with mitch mcconnell. >> reporter: yes, i have. one final point, joe, on entitlements, republicans have not been pushing entitlement reforms. >> that's true, the conversation is completely fallen off -- >> what about tax reform? >> reporter: yes. >> it hasn't been a serious attempt on either side. >>...
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late yesterday, senate minority leader mitch mcconnell said he would not support the tactics of three tea party backed senators threatening to fund a bill to solve our government. we have former clinton white house press secretary joe lock hart and jim nussle. president obama is going to be addressing the united nations general assembly today in new york. he can expected to speak on syria's chemical weapons, mid-east peace talks and iran's nuclear pursuits. iran's new president will speak today. traders says the oil market will be watching body language between the two men. will they say hello to each other? will they shake hands or will
late yesterday, senate minority leader mitch mcconnell said he would not support the tactics of three tea party backed senators threatening to fund a bill to solve our government. we have former clinton white house press secretary joe lock hart and jim nussle. president obama is going to be addressing the united nations general assembly today in new york. he can expected to speak on syria's chemical weapons, mid-east peace talks and iran's nuclear pursuits. iran's new president will speak...
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you have knnenknow negotiations mitch mcconnell and harry reid. the longer it goes on at current levels the more democrats feel like they can't alleviate parts of the sequester. already the republicans want a short debt limit extension. democrats want a longer one. i do think that mcconnell and reed are likely to work that out. if they do, then you could get a deal through the senate that the house would have little choice but to accept and i think that's a strategy that even house leaders are counting on, too. something comes over from the senate. the speaker puts it on the floor and it ends up passing whether or not conservatives within the house republican caucus object to it. >> john, what's the timing at this point? >> i think the -- we're looking early today for some sort of agreement from reid and mcconnell. if that happens, the senate can put it on the floor relatively quickly. the target date since you know since you've scheduled your show to come down here is thursday. there's still time for both things to happen, that is senate consider
you have knnenknow negotiations mitch mcconnell and harry reid. the longer it goes on at current levels the more democrats feel like they can't alleviate parts of the sequester. already the republicans want a short debt limit extension. democrats want a longer one. i do think that mcconnell and reed are likely to work that out. if they do, then you could get a deal through the senate that the house would have little choice but to accept and i think that's a strategy that even house leaders are...
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not mitch mcconnell. instead, it was john mccain, a veteran senator, somebody who has tried to be at various points in his career a bridge between the two parties. here is harry reid on john mccain. >> john mccain is the reason we're at the point we are. a lot of people have been extremely helpful, but this is all directed toward john mccain from me. no one was able to break through but for him, and he does it at his own peril. >> here is what the terms of the deal are according to aides on both sides. five of the seven nominees that president obama had put forward, his nominees for labor secretary, for epa, for consumer protection, richard cordray in that new agency created under dodd/frank, those will go forward. there will be two new nominees to the national labor relations board, republicans have resisted those because a court had ruled that they were appointed unlawfully when the senate was not actually in recess. recess appointments without a recess. and the white house with the advice of labor is g
not mitch mcconnell. instead, it was john mccain, a veteran senator, somebody who has tried to be at various points in his career a bridge between the two parties. here is harry reid on john mccain. >> john mccain is the reason we're at the point we are. a lot of people have been extremely helpful, but this is all directed toward john mccain from me. no one was able to break through but for him, and he does it at his own peril. >> here is what the terms of the deal are according to...
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this evening senate majority leader harry reid, mitch mcconnell, john boehner and nancy pelosi. a.p. quoting an official saying obama will urge the house to pass a spending bill to allow the government to reopen. with that the dow is up a bit. down 8 # points. let's bring in michelle caruso-cabrera and talk about europe. >> does anybody care about europe? of course we do. italian stock market was a standout today. all is right in the world. most of europe was weak because of the u.s. government, but spain and italy higher. berlusconi backed down. it is an incredible thing what has happened in the last week. this man who for years dominated italian politics, tried to disband the government over the weekend and he failed. there he is today, he voted for the current prime minister. something he said he wouldn't do. so the prime minister of italy survives his vote of confidence and so far things are calmer. take a look at what happened here with italian yields. they have fallen steadily since we were worried monday morning. that's the peak you see there. take a look at the stock mar
this evening senate majority leader harry reid, mitch mcconnell, john boehner and nancy pelosi. a.p. quoting an official saying obama will urge the house to pass a spending bill to allow the government to reopen. with that the dow is up a bit. down 8 # points. let's bring in michelle caruso-cabrera and talk about europe. >> does anybody care about europe? of course we do. italian stock market was a standout today. all is right in the world. most of europe was weak because of the u.s....
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mitch mcconnell has -- he's being threatened by the tea party in his own state. he knows it's probably going to pass, so he gets to vote no even though it won't matter. >> andrew said the other thing one of the easiest things to do is vote know when you know it's going the pass. >> and they do that all the time there. >> and they will probably allow for that. >> but we learn -- you know, harry reid is still around. delaware, they lost that senate race. and in the senate this time around is vulnerable unless they go hijacked by the far right again. if you're not in office, you can't really do much, can you? >> right. the railroad company bnsf ceo matt rose has moved to executive chairman. the change take place on january 1st. berkshire bought that part of the railway that it didn't own back in 2010. it now accounts for 20% of the company's profits. you could look at this and suggest maybe this is about succession planning at bnsf, too, because it will groom a new ceo. >>> it is now time for the global markets report. we are going to go over to london to say hello
mitch mcconnell has -- he's being threatened by the tea party in his own state. he knows it's probably going to pass, so he gets to vote no even though it won't matter. >> andrew said the other thing one of the easiest things to do is vote know when you know it's going the pass. >> and they do that all the time there. >> and they will probably allow for that. >> but we learn -- you know, harry reid is still around. delaware, they lost that senate race. and in the senate...
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mcconnell and the republican leader harry reid, the democratic leader were fighting over the potential for changing filibuster rules which democrats might want to do to get some of the president's appointees through more quickly. republicans have been holding them up and it triggered this bit of trash talk which was greater than i've seen in a long time. take a listen to this. >> these are dark days in the history of the senate. we witnessed the majority leader break his word to the united states senate. >> no matter how often my friend rudely talks about me not breaking my word, i'm not going to respond talking about how many times he's broken his word. >> what the majority leader has been saying here all along is he wants the confirmation process to be speedy, and for the minority to sit down and shut up. and if we don't pull back from the brink here, my friend, the majority leader, will be remembered as the worst leader of the senate ever. >> there is lots of time for name calling. i'm going to continue to try to speak in a tone that is appropriate. name calling, i guess he follows
mcconnell and the republican leader harry reid, the democratic leader were fighting over the potential for changing filibuster rules which democrats might want to do to get some of the president's appointees through more quickly. republicans have been holding them up and it triggered this bit of trash talk which was greater than i've seen in a long time. take a listen to this. >> these are dark days in the history of the senate. we witnessed the majority leader break his word to the...
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mitch mcconnell, the republican leader in the senate, had a proposal like that last year. and i'm happy to accept it. but if they want to keep this responsibility then they need to go ahead and get it done. and, you know, there are no magic tricks here. there are no loopholes. there are no, you know, easy outs. this is a matter of congress authorizes spending. they ordered me to spend. they tell me, you need to fund our defense department, at such and such a level. you need to send out social security checks. you need to make sure that you are paying to care for our veterans. they lay this out for me. because they have the spending power. so i am required by law to go ahead and pay these ibms. separately they also have to authorize the raising of the debt ceiling in order to make sure that those bills are paid. what congress can't do is tell me to spend "x" and then say but we're not going to give you the authority to go ahead and pay the bills. and i just want to repeat because i think sometimes the american people understandably aren't following all the debates here in w
mitch mcconnell, the republican leader in the senate, had a proposal like that last year. and i'm happy to accept it. but if they want to keep this responsibility then they need to go ahead and get it done. and, you know, there are no magic tricks here. there are no loopholes. there are no, you know, easy outs. this is a matter of congress authorizes spending. they ordered me to spend. they tell me, you need to fund our defense department, at such and such a level. you need to send out social...
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harry reid, mitch mcconnell, boehner, pelosi. closed press. we may get some comments after they're done. it wasn't long ago they were all there to discuss the fiscal cliff. >> right. >> promising a solution to that by christmas. clearly that barely happened. >> they are short sellers 'dream. when you hear there's a presser, so to speak, you've got to go to the s&p puts. because i can't think of a time when they got together and the market went up in the last, i don't know, 18 months, two years. unless it was to -- unless it was rg3. even he now is like -- >> we're going to get consumer sentiment. ism on the way, and a lot more, in just a second. >>> just enough time for "six in sixty." chart indices. >> bountiful natural gas. they make all the equipment to turn it into gas to liquids. >> big data play here spunk. >> this stock is just reported an unbelievable quarter. >> morgan stanley taking wendy's to underweight. >> newfound mcdonald's. doing a lot of good things. >> and entura surgical. >> now, back. herb greenberg is the guy to listen to
harry reid, mitch mcconnell, boehner, pelosi. closed press. we may get some comments after they're done. it wasn't long ago they were all there to discuss the fiscal cliff. >> right. >> promising a solution to that by christmas. clearly that barely happened. >> they are short sellers 'dream. when you hear there's a presser, so to speak, you've got to go to the s&p puts. because i can't think of a time when they got together and the market went up in the last, i don't know,...
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mcconnell and harry reid, a lot of stuff could get done. >> the president was fiddling for a while. i know that strategy paid off at this point. we're asking everyone to rise above here. there's been transit in from the left in terms of all the stuff that we're trying to do. the president would have trouble doing any of this stuff. >> three hours and just listen, we've got to get rid of every republican to make sure we get anywhere. >> joe. joe. >> i know that's where you're going, harwood. >> no, no. i didn't say that. >> i'll make you a bet. you have to go see the -- who is the worst team in the league? i'm going to make you go to one of those games. >> the redskins, maybe. >> the giants. >> no. i'm getting you season tickets to the giants. >> you heard me say that if everybody in the congress had the toout attitude of john boehner, we wouldn't be in this mess. >> i did. >> and on the cola thing, look, it's in the president's budgets. he's going to be for that. >> but entitlement reform may take more than just cola. >> look, i think that a real genuine attack on the entitlement pr
mcconnell and harry reid, a lot of stuff could get done. >> the president was fiddling for a while. i know that strategy paid off at this point. we're asking everyone to rise above here. there's been transit in from the left in terms of all the stuff that we're trying to do. the president would have trouble doing any of this stuff. >> three hours and just listen, we've got to get rid of every republican to make sure we get anywhere. >> joe. joe. >> i know that's where...
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mcconnell say enough, the party is hurting, maybe some governors, as well. and then john boehner goes into his caucus and says to the 30 or 40 tea party guys who have been forcing this strategy on him we've tried it your way, didn't work, now we're going to just cut our losses and move ahead and try to find another vehicle to fight on, perhaps a budget negotiation which, after all, is what we're supposed to be talking about. the -- how to fund the government of the united states. but what we saw last night, joe, was one series of back and forth between house and senate, the house tried to get the senate to go along with de-funding obama care, with delaying obama care, with getting rid of a medical device tax. and the very last episode before midnight is when the house then voted to say we're going to go to conference with the senate and try to get them into a negotiation here and harry reid said that was going to meet the same fate as the others. here are the two leaders last night. >> we were hoping that the senate will take our offer and go to congress. we
mcconnell say enough, the party is hurting, maybe some governors, as well. and then john boehner goes into his caucus and says to the 30 or 40 tea party guys who have been forcing this strategy on him we've tried it your way, didn't work, now we're going to just cut our losses and move ahead and try to find another vehicle to fight on, perhaps a budget negotiation which, after all, is what we're supposed to be talking about. the -- how to fund the government of the united states. but what we...